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Aerial View of Canal Street during Mardi Gras - 1947

Via Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection

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Mardi Gras on the 100 block of St. Charles to Canal Street. - 1930

Looks to be the King of Rex on a float in the center.

Via Infrogmation Flickr

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Colorized photo of Mardi Gras on Canal Street - 1907

Via neogaf.com

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Publicity photos of Fac-Try-Lyk auto paint on a Model T. Car

The vehicle has a 1923 license plate.

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View of the Huey P Long Bridge - 1935

At the time it was the longest railroad bridge in the world. It consisted of 2 lanes of car traffic on each side with 2 railroad tracks in the middle. The bridge is currently under an expansion project.

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New Orleans, 1955, Liberty Circle.

Civil War Memorial behind the Street Car on Howard Avenue.

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Prytania Street car - 1900s

Via the Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection

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Program from Tulane vs LSU - 1950

Via Tulane University Library

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President Taft visits New Orleans - 1909

Top Photo - Taft rides on a boat in Lake Pontchartrain. The heaviest president on a boat with a distinct lean.

Photos of Taft’s hotel accommodations below.

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Esplanade Avenue - 1900

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Esplanade Bishop Home at 1205 Esplanade Ave - 1935

Via the Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection

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Crescent Cigarette Service at 501 Esplanade - 1960s

Via the Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection

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The French Opera House - Corner of Bourbon and Toulouse -  early 1910s

Via The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Digital Survey

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View down Toulouse Street - 1950

Photo by Dorothy Violet Gulledge

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Canal at Rampart Street - 1956

Via the Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection

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North Rampart & Bienville Street - 1947

Photo by Charles Franck

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Waterbury’s Drug Store on South Rampart & Canal Street - 1955

Via StreetCarMike.com

From Charles L. Franck / Franck-Bertacci Photographers Collection